Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

One Love Park

By Bill Pfingsten, April 24, 2016

1. One Love Park Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Originally named Tatnall Street Playground in 1907, this park is located across the street from the home at 2311 Tatnall Street that singer-songwriter Bob Marley occupied with his mother in 1966. In order to raise funds to start his own record label in Jamaica, Marley assumed the alias "Donald Marley" and worked as a lab assistant at DuPont and on the assembly line at the nearby Chrysler plant, among other jobs. To honor Marley's time in Delaware, the park was renamed "One Love Park" in 2014, taking its name from the singer's hit 1977 song with The Wailers, "One Love/People Get Ready."

Erected 2015 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NC-216.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 39° 45.269′ N, 75° 32.304′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. Marker is at the intersection

One Love Park image. Click for full size.

By Bill Pfingsten, April 24, 2016

2. One Love Park

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of Tatnall Street and 24th Street on Tatnall Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilmington DE 19802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Shiloh Baptist Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brandywine Village and the Road to Yorktown (approx. 0.3 miles away); Joseph Tatnall House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brandywine Village (approx. 0.3 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Clifford Brown (approx. half a mile away); Old Soldiers' Park (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . .
1. Bob Marley - Biography. (Submitted on April 25, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. One Love - You Tube. (Submitted on April 25, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

2311 Tatnall Street image. Click for full size.

By Bill Pfingsten, April 24, 2016

3. 2311 Tatnall Street

Home where Bob Marley lived.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 230 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 25, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.